BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    Liko Standard Slingbar 450. The Standard Slingbar 450 is a versatile sling bar which can be used for most lifting situations. It can be used with different Liko ceiling and mobile lifts.

    Recall: Z-0622-2013 · Initiated December 6, 2012

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-0622-2013
    Event Number
    62413
    Firm
    Hill-Rom, Inc.
    FEI Number
    1824206
    Product Code
    FSA
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Device Design
    Initiated
    December 6, 2012
    Posted
    December 31, 2012
    Terminated
    November 6, 2014
    Address
    1069 State Route 46 East, Batesville, IN, 47006-7520

    Description

    Liko Standard Slingbar 450. The Standard Slingbar 450 is a versatile sling bar which can be used for most lifting situations. It can be used with different Liko ceiling and mobile lifts.

    Reason

    Liko/Hill-Rom has received reports from facilities which indicate that serious injuries have been received related to the Standard Sling bar 450. There have been 6 complaints of injury related to the product over the past 32 years (6 out of 838,687,856 estimated patient uses). One of the injuries was associated with a patient during use, four injuries occurred when the slingbar was not in use wher

    Action

    Hill-rom sent an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notification letter dated December 6, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer.. Customers were requested to please read, fill in completely, and return the Response Form to Hill-Rom immediately. This information will be compiled and reported to the applicable regulatory governing bodies. If we do not receive your response we will be required to contact you asking for your response. Continue to follow safe lifting practices, and do not allow unauthorized persons, especially children, to play around or operate the lift. If you have any questions concerning this Customer Safety Notification, please contact Hill-Rom Technical Support at 800-445-3720.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution -- US (nationwide) including the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, WA, WV, and WY., and the country Canada, We have not yet defined our European or International facilities at this time.

    Quantity

    261 units